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Draft Selections
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CIN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CIN)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Jo'Quavious Marks Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jo'Quavious Marks
RB USC
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (CIN)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Bengals.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Bengals started one anyway for Marcus Mbow, 78 picks ahead of schedule. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Isaiah Bond
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a go-to option on the outside, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Earnest Greene III
No drama and no debate, Earnest Greene III went about where he belonged in No. 60. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick92 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
A reach for Smael Mondon Jr. in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tonka Hemingway
They talked themselves into Tonka Hemingway at the 124th overall pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jo'Quavious Marks
A big swing on Jo'Quavious Marks at pick No. 156, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jalon Daniels
They reached into another round for Jalon Daniels, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick220 Rnd7 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow in the 220th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.